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utigers
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 05:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just got a PSP (2.6) I have been on the net with it seems very hit and miss when scanning for a connection. I can be stood in the same place and get 30% and then nothing at other times. This is to neighbours connections. I am wondering how reliable it is and how much signal strength is required to run it properly? How does it compare to a laptop with wi-fi.

Thanks
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iPirate
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 05:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Well if you were smart you would go closer to the router, giving you better strength. I dunno i had like 65% and it was usable to surf and talk on msn.
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ibjaredu
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 05:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ive gone all the way down to 15% and used the internet on my PSP.
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emachine
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 05:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Man if you were my neighbor I would kick your ass! Thats not cool jacking his bandwith dude.
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utigers
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 05:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I bought it 2 days ago and thought lets scan for a connection and there is a unsecure one but my psp doesnt always pick it up. I tried to get closer to the router but I got a funny look when I was leaning over the fence.
How far away can you be from a router? Does this depend on the type of router or the power of the psp wi-fi?

Thanks for your relpies by the way.
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emachine
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 05:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Its the router. So are good for farther away then others. Just for fun one time I was riding my bus through the city and I was just sitting there scanning and on a 20 min bus ride I picked up 40 unsecure internet connections lol.
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iPirate
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 07:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i love using my psp wifiscanner. I makes a readme of the networks, and they are either unsecured or have a default password. LOL
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Tealsteam
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 08:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well i sit in my bedroom at the fron of our house, and i am jacking my neighbors connection who is at the back of my house some 50-60 meters away with a signal strength of 17 and i am still able to use his network
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ibjaredu
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 08:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I use peoples wifi that are too stupid to put security on.
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utigers
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 09:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ipirate whats a psp wifiscanner do?
Where do you get one?

Thanks
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Tealsteam
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 09:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The PSP wifi scanner is built into the PSP, its under Network Settings

and well it scanns for nearby wifi netwrks so you can browse the internet on the PSP
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utigers
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 09:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I cannot find it on mine (2.6) What firmware is that?
I click network settings and get Ad hoc or Infrastructure mode? I use the latter then new connection then it scans is this what ipirate meant?
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Tealsteam
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 09:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes under the Infrastructure Mode it scans for wifi connections on thee, if it dont find any then there isnt any close enuff.
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iPirate
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 10:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Tealstream i dont wanna be mean but you dont know wha your talking about. You have no clue!

utigers here, you need fw 1.5 http://www.psp-hacks.com/file/337

dont reply asking how to downgrade a 2.7 as you cant. If you have a 2.5/2.6 then go here http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/361257
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BaBaya
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 10:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cool, like they say: 'you learn something new everyday!' :P
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iPirate
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 10:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what did you learn today? wardriving?
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utigers
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 13:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for that ipirate. Now you no why I am nervous PSP owner with 2.6 FW the wrong advice and I've bricked it. I will sit on the fence for a while before I try a downgrade.
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iPirate
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_ 		9. July 2006 @ 19:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
downgrade, sticked is a super noob guide to downgrading. PM me if you get confused. Thanks to RavenLife for the guide.
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